Digital Strategy for the City

UNDER REVIEW: The public exhibition is closed. Comments and submissions are being reviewed.

The City is excited to be presenting the draft Digital Strategy back to our community, stakeholders and our staff. Shaped from prior consultations and research, this strategy has been produced to support everyone's digital experiences and journey.

We want all people, organisations and business in our local area to have the infrastructure and connectivity, as well as the information, skills and capability, to engage with and benefit from digital technology.

We're also aware that since 2008, when the City adopted Sustainable Sydney 2030, there have been rapid developments in technology. This has opened new opportunities to enhance the liveability and therefore the competitiveness of cities - the “smart city”.

The Digital Strategy functions as a roadmap for how we can keep focussed on our people and the outcomes we need to achieve for our communities.

Alternatively, we encourage you to sign our digital guestbook and share your thoughts.

UNDER REVIEW: The public exhibition is closed. Comments and submissions are being reviewed.

The City is excited to be presenting the draft Digital Strategy back to our community, stakeholders and our staff. Shaped from prior consultations and research, this strategy has been produced to support everyone's digital experiences and journey.

We want all people, organisations and business in our local area to have the infrastructure and connectivity, as well as the information, skills and capability, to engage with and benefit from digital technology.

We're also aware that since 2008, when the City adopted Sustainable Sydney 2030, there have been rapid developments in technology. This has opened new opportunities to enhance the liveability and therefore the competitiveness of cities - the “smart city”.

The Digital Strategy functions as a roadmap for how we can keep focussed on our people and the outcomes we need to achieve for our communities.

Digital Guest Book

This strategy was developed through extensive community consultation in 2015. The findings revealed 74 per cent of our residential and worker communities reported feeling “happy” or “excited” about using digital technology.

To ensure our efforts for close consultation and a people-centred approach, we again want to know what you think of the updated draft Digital Strategy. Tell us what you think by commenting in the digital guestbook and be part of the conversation as the City continues our work towards a digital future.

CLOSED: This discussion has concluded.

If this is about getting wifi in the city - great, about time. If this is about Sydney becoming a 'smart city' then the city will have to be explicit about what that means for its denizens: and they shouldn't like it because it is a direct challenge to their democracy.

Australia should improve the Internet and make it cheaper for Austrlians to use. If it is cheaper we can move to home automation. Like using Amazon Echo to control lights, music, TVs etc. at the moment the market of home automation has not really come to Australia.

I'd like see council sessions be available to all rate payers - similar to Federal and State sessions of Parliament. It is a must in the 21st century that if council has a vision for 2020 then it should also find a way to ensure that council discussion are open, transparent and without fear or favour. Please stream these sessions on your website. So many decisions are made behind closed doors with little undertanding or explanation as to why those decisions were taken. Come on guys get with 2017!

Why not dedicate funds to building technology parks and campuses outside the Sydney city / CBD with fast internet infrastructure, so that tech jobs can be accessed by non-city dwellers? Many workers in digital technology live outside the CBD, it would reduce strain on public transport and boost local economies.